Whitstable made a long Tuesday night trip into Hertfordshire for this FA Trophy replay, following the 2-2 draw on Saturday. The first half in particular saw Whitstable play some good football against a useful, more direct, Ware team, although Dan Eason did well to deny Joshua Williams who had perhaps the best opportunity. The second 45 minutes also failed to separate the teams, as John Ufuah had a couple of good attempts to break the deadlock for Whitstable, whilst Eason saved well from Patrick Adamson and Liam Hope. Calum Kitscha saved a Liam Gillies shot in extra time, but as other openings were missed at both ends, the closely fought tie seemed destined to be settled by a penalty shootout. Then, in the final minute of extra time, Williams Danquah got free on the left and Hope tucked his cross in at the near post to earn Ware a trip to Leatherhead in the next round.

Match report and photos to follow…

Ware
Calum Kitscha, Gareth Madden (c), Patrick Adamson, Leigh Rose, Dave Kendall, Dan Rumens (Louis Rose 73), Joshua Williams, Tom Bruno, Liam Hope, Alaa Oujdi, Williams Danquah.
Subs (unused): Ethan Gannon, Harry Norman, Kardan Campbell, Harry Watkins, Olu Akinsanya, Tobi Adekunle.
Goal: Liam Hope 120
Yellow card: Tom Bruno 78

Whitstable Town
Dan Eason, Jake Mackenzie (Leo Mazzone 114), James Brown, Luke Girt, Josh Spencer, Tom Bryant (c), Liam Gillies, Tijan Jadama, Aaron Millbank, Marcus Elliott (Harry Stannard 69), John Ufuah.
Subs (unused): Liam Dickson, Caleb Afoke, Muhammed Cham.
Yellow card: Tom Bryant 104

Attendance: 145
Referee: Mark Stevens
Assistants: Robert Trinder & Thomas Healy